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The most important tags in HTML are tags that define headings, paragraphs and line breaks. The best way to learn HTML is to work with examples. We have created a very nice HTML editor for you. With this editor, you can edit the HTML source code if you like, and click on a test button to view the result. Try it Yourself - Examples A very simple HTML document <html> <body> The content of the body element is displayed in your browser. </body> </html> This example is a very simple HTML document, with only a minimum of HTML tags. It demonstrates how the text inside a body element is displayed in the browser. Simple paragraphs <html> <body> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <p>Paragraph elements are defined by the p tag.</p> </body> </html> This example demonstrates how the text inside paragraph elements is displayed in the browser. (You can find more examples at the bottom of this page) Headings Headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags. <h1> defines the largest heading. <h6> defines the smallest heading.
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<h2>This is a heading</h2> <h3>This is a heading</h3> <h4>This is a heading</h4> <h5>This is a heading</h5> <h6>This is a heading</h6> HTML automatically adds an extra blank line before and after a heading. Paragraphs Paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is another paragraph</p> HTML automatically adds an extra blank line before and after a paragraph. Line Breaks The <br> tag is used when you want to end a line, but don't want to start a new paragraph. The <br> tag forces a line break wherever you place it.
<p>This <br> is a
para<br>graph with line breaks</p>
The <br> tag is an empty tag. It has no closing tag. Comments in HTML The comment tag is used to insert a comment in the HTML source code. A comment will be ignored by the browser. You can use comments to explain your code, which can help you when you edit the source code at a later date.
<!-- This is a comment -->
Note that you need an exclamation point after the opening bracket, but not before the closing bracket. Basic Notes - Useful Tips When you write HTML text, you can never be sure how the text is displayed in another browser. Some people have large computer displays, some have small. The text will be reformatted every time the user resizes his window. Never try to format the text in your editor by adding empty lines and spaces to the text. HTML will truncate the spaces in your text. Any number of spaces count as one. Some extra information: In HTML a new line counts as one space. Using empty paragraphs <p> to insert blank lines is a bad habit. Use the <br> tag instead. (But don't use the <br> tag to create lists. Wait until you have learned about HTML lists.) You might have noticed that paragraphs can be written without the closing tag </p>. Don't rely on it. The next version of HTML will not allow you to skip ANY closing tags. HTML automatically adds an extra blank line before and after some elements, like before and after a paragraph, and before and after a heading. We use a horizontal rule (the <hr> tag), to separate the sections in our tutorials. More Examples More paragraphs <html> <body> <p> This paragraph contains a lot of lines in the source code, but the browser ignores it. </p> <p> This paragraph contains a lot of spaces in the source code, but the browser ignores it. </p> <p> The number of lines in a paragraph depends on the size of your browser window. If you resize the browser window, the number of lines in this paragraph will change. </p> </body> </html> This example demonstrates some of the default behaviors of paragraph elements. Line breaks <html> <body> <p> To break<br>lines<br>in a<br>paragraph,<br>use the br tag. </p> </body> </html> This example demonstrates the use of line breaks in an HTML document. Poem problems <html> <body> <p> My Bonnie lies over the ocean. My Bonnie lies over the sea. My Bonnie lies over the ocean. Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me. </p> <p>Note that your browser simply ignores your formatting!</p> </body> </html> This example demonstrates some problems with HTML formatting. Headings <html> <body> <h1>This is heading 1</h1> <h2>This is heading 2</h2> <h3>This is heading 3</h3> <h4>This is heading 4</h4> <h5>This is heading 5</h5> <h6>This is heading 6</h6> <p>Use heading tags only for headings. Don't use them just to make something bold. Use other tags for that.</p> </body> </html> This example demonstrates the tags that display headings in an HTML document. Center aligned heading <html> <body> <h1 align="center">This is heading 1</h1> <p>The heading above is aligned to the center of this page. The heading above is aligned to the center of this page. The heading above is aligned to the center of this page.</p> </body> </html> This example demonstrates a center aligned heading. Horizontal rule <html> <body> <p>The hr tag defines a horizontal rule:</p> <hr> <p>This is a paragraph</p> <hr> <p>This is a paragraph</p> <hr> <p>This is a paragraph</p> </body> </html> This example demonstrates how to insert a horizontal rule. Hidden comments <html> <body> <!--This comment will not be displayed--> <p>This is a regular paragraph</p> </body> </html> This example demonstrates how to insert a hidden comment in the HTML source code. Background color <html> <body bgcolor="yellow"> <h2>Look: Colored Background!</h2> </body> </html> This example demonstrates adding a background-color to an HTML page. Basic HTML Tags
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